Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5721279 | L'Encéphale | 2017 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Intervention group distributions were closer to normative samples, and these distributions show the clinical impact of our program. In general, preventive interventions focused on attachment quality have moderate effects but, in our case, several factors might have contributed to lower the statistical impact of the program. Firstly, the control group cannot be considered has having received zero intervention for two reasons: (a) the French usual perinatal health system (Maternal and Infant Protection System) is particularly generous and (b) the effect of this usual system might have been increased by the project intensive assessment protocol (6Â visits during 28Â months). Secondly, it is possible that the full effect of the intervention had not yet been detected because, when a child's attachment was assessed, only two thirds of the intervention visits had been performed (29 of 44Â visits). A “sleeper effect” is still possible: we hope that a more clear result will be seen when children are assessed again, at 48Â months, in our follow-up study (CAPEDP-A II). By clarifying the mechanisms involved in the development of a secure attachment, our study aims to contribute and refine the development of early preventive intervention strategies in high perinatal and psychosocial vulnerability contexts.
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Authors
S. Tereno, N. Guedeney, R. Dugravier, T. Greacen, T. Saïas, F. Tubach, S. Ulgen, I. Matos, A. Guédeney,